I seem to like getting started when everyone else is getting off work. I woke up from a short nap thirty minutes ago, took a walk and still don’t feel awake. There is a tree removal service currently removing trees in our neighborhood that I find far more fascinating than trying to rouse myself into the editing mood.
Today’s subject is my ridiculously long Library Book Reading list, that I posted about a while back, put upon myself by no one other than...me! In case you don’t remember, the story goes like this…
I had fourteen books checked out from the library. Some I’d had out a month while others were going on three months. (Our library is great, in that, if you aren’t finished with the book and you’ve already used up your three, three-week allotted renewals, you can simply ask the librarian to check it in, then check back out to you immediately.) Because of the aforesaid liberalness of our wonderful library, I knew I was never going to finish reading these books when the due dates meant absolutely nothing. So I came up with a plan. (Here’s where it gets good!) I vowed to read ALL fourteen of the books I had checked out before their next CHECK-IN DATE. That means that if I can renew them online (those three allotted renewals), I may. But by the time the last renewal has run out, I must have the book read because I’m not allowing myself to check it in then check it right back out to extend my borrowing period.
That said (and if you’re utterly confused by now just abandon ship), I launched into my reading. Within the first couple days, I realized the awful truth: I was not going to finish three of the books that were next due. The only way was to read ALL DAY LONG, but I couldn’t do that and forsake my writing. That was making this challenge far more important than it should be. So I made myself a few allowances.
- That I could renew 2 of the 3 books due since I still had over 500 pages EACH to go in them.
- That I could return the one entitled Harry, A History about the phenomenon behind the Harry Potter books. My reasoning: I am currently reading through the Harry Potter series for the first time and don’t want to accidentally read any spoilers. So I felt it ethical to return this book until such time as I had finished the series (books and movies, btw) and could enjoy reading about Harry’s history fear-free.
My list is currently at eleven titles. Since I began the challenge (on August 20, 2015) I have completed two titles
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (by I’m Pretty Sure You Know Who, but not You-Know-Who from the books of course)
(This one made me cry. Maybe I’ll tell you some other time why.)
2.) This Wicked Magic (by Michele Hauf)
(Don’t ever read this one. I would have to write a full review in a blog post to explain why, but there are so many other WONDERFUL things I’d rather write about. So you’ll have to suffer for eternity not knowing.)
Here are my remaining books to be read (roughly in the order I plan to read them). Those with one * are ones I have started (I like to read one chapter of a book then set it aside to do the same to two or three more). Those with two **’s are ones I am currently reading out of every day.
- Anybody Out There (by Marian Keyes)**5
- Nicholas Nickleby (by Charles Dickens)**4
- Dickens: A Biography (by Fred Kaplan)**3
- From First Draft to Finished Novel (by Karen S. Wiesner)**5
- Guilty Pleasures (by Laurell K. Hamilton)
- A Spear of Summer Grass (by Deanna Raybourn)*
- The Secret Keeper (by Kate Morton)
- Silent in the Grave (by Deanna Raybourn)
I should hope those in the graves are not making sounds!!
9.) Twilight (by Stephanie Meyer)*
10.) Vampire Academy (by Richelle Mead)*
11.) The Fire Sermon (by Francesca Haig)*
What do the numbers on the right mean: Here is my scoring system for how much I like the books I’m currently reading. One (1) is a little bit, 5 is a lot bit and you understand the numbers in between. These numbers may change as I read.
Well, that’s it for now. You can follow my reading progress on my Goodreads profile. See you later! I got a-a-a-all these books to read. I better get started.
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